Graffiti, smashed windows left in wake of Trump protest in New Orleans

Graffiti, smashed windows left in wake of Trump protest in New Orleans

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Updated: 2:02 PM CST Nov 10, 2016

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BOTH DIRECTIONS ARE LOOKING
NICE.
THE BELLE CHASSE BOAT HAS
CHECKED IN.
BACK TO YOU.
RANDI: A WHILE NIGHT IN NEW
ORLEANS WITH PROTESTERS TAKING
TO THE STREETS CONDEMNING THE
ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP.
CHARLES: AND KELSEY DAVIS IS
LIVE WITH THE LATEST ON THE
PLOTEST -- PROTEST.
KELSEY: THAT IS RIGHT.
QUIET NOW, BUT LAST NIGHT DOZENS
OF PEOPLE WERE AROUND LEE
CIRCLES STATUTE.
YOU CAN SE THE REMNANTS ON THE
STATUE.
PEOPLE ARE STRAY PAINTED THINGS
ON T STATUE.
THERE ARE PRETTY VULGAR AND OUT
THERE STATEMENTS ARE SPRAY
PAINTED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
STATUTE.
ONE MAN DOESN AGREE WITH THE
PROTESTERS, BUT HE CAME OUT HERE
TO GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO SPEAK
AND HEAR THEM OUT.
BUT ANDREW IS SAYING BASED ON
THE PAST 18 MONTHS OF THE
ELECTION, HE EXPECTED PEOPLE TO
BE UPSET, BUT THE DAMAGE TO
PROPERTY AND BUSINESS, BUT IT
WAS TOO MUCH FOR HIM.
HE AND A FRIEND TOOK PHOTOS OF
THE DAMAGE AND PEOPLE HAS THEY
DID THE DAMAGE PLAN TO TAKE IT
TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
>> THEY HAVE CENTRAL TO THE
CITY'S HISTORY AND CULTURE.
AND SEEING THEM, IT IS KIND OF A
SHAME.
THE CITY DOESN'T DO THE CLEANUP
ON THEM, IT IS DONE BY THE
MONUMENTAL TASK COMMITTEE.
SO IS COMING OUT OF INDIVIDUAL'S
POCKETS TO BUY THE SUPPLIES AND
CLEAN THEM.
KELSEY: AND AGAIN A LIVE LOOK
AT THE LEES CIRCLE MONUMENT
RIGHT NOW.
THE BOTTOM OF THE STATUTE, THE
BASE OF THE STATUTE IS
DAMAGED -- YOU HEARD ANDREW.
HE HAS TAKEN PICTURES OF THE
SIDE HERE AND OTHER SIDE WHERE
QUITE VULGAR STATEMENTS ARE
PAINTED ON THE BASE OF THE
STATUTE AND THE PIECES AROUND
THE STATUE.
NOW, THE NEW ORLEANS PROTEST WAS
ONE OF DOZENS OF PROTESTS THAT
HAPPENED ACROSS THE COUNTRY LAST
NIGHT HAS A RESULT OF THE 2016

Graffiti, smashed windows left in wake of Trump protest in New Orleans

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The protest began about 6 p.m. and lasted for nearly an hour at Lee Circle.

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Demonstrators eventually marched down St. Charles Avenue toward the French Quarter.

Protesters at the demonstration held signs saying, "No Trump, No KKK, No racist USA."A Donald Trump doll was seen being set aflame at the Confederate monument. The monument was vandalized with graffiti, which said "Dismantle white supremacy."

Thursday morning, the damage left in the wake of the protest was highly visible -- with graffiti of "KKK," "Nazi," and numerous expletives on the Lee Circle monument. The Confederate monument has been a rally point for recent protests in New Orleans.

A television show film crew was spotted Thursday morning, cleaning up grafitti off of Gallier Hall in the Central Business District. Some of the graffiti echoed similar statements that were seen on the Lee Circle monument.

In addition to graffiti, the Chase Bank on St. Charles Avenue was vandalized. The windows of the bank were boarded up after protesters smashed the glass windows.

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu issued the following statement about the protests:

“One of the hallmarks of American democracy is the peaceful transition of power. We don’t resort to violence and destruction when we don’t get our way in this country. We must move forward together. Those who wish to protest have a right to do so peacefully, however, lawlessness and destruction of property will not be tolerated in the City of New Orleans. I have instructed Chief Harrison and the NOPD to continue to maintain order on our streets and arrest anyone who damages property. I am confident that the people of New Orleans will demonstrate for the rest of the country how to exercise free speech in an appropriate manner.”